Nigeria table tennis star Quadri Aruna successfully defended his ITTF Africa Senior Championships crown by defeating Egypt’s Ahmed Saleh 4-0 (11-2, 12-10, 11-6, 11-6) in the men’s singles final in Tunisia on Sunday.

Aruna entered the final in style, leaving no stone unturned to defeat his compatriot Olajide Omotayo 4-0 (12-10, 11-6, 11-9, 11-2) in the semi-finals.

Saleh also recovered from a two sets deficit to outclass Congo’s Idowu Saheed 4-2 (12-14, 8-11, 11-8, 11-8, 11-8, 11-7) in the second men’s singles semi-final to book the showdown with Aruna.

Aruna, however, made light work of the Egyptian to win his third continental title. He won the second title last year in Algeria with a 4-3 nerve-wracking win against Egypt’s Omar Assar.

Meanwhile, in the women’s doubles final, Nigeria recovered from their team event disappointments as the duo Fatimo Bello and Funke Oshonaike won gold by defeating Egypt’s Sarah Hanffou and Marwa Alhodaby 3-2 (11-8,8-11, 11-4, 7-11, 12-10).